Biology:Rachelia extrusus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Rachelia extrusus
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R. extrusus
Binomial name
Rachelia extrusus
C. & R. Felder, 1867
Synonyms
  • Eudamus extrusus
  • Trapezites icosia
  • Protogenes affinis
  • Mimas basalis
  • Rachelia icosia (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
  • Rachelia extrusa

Rachelia extrusus, the blue-flash skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of New Guinea and Cape York in the far north of Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Flagellaria indica.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7279478 entry